Stüssy Deluxe x Greensleeves x Al Fingers : Al Fingers

Stüssy Deluxe x Greensleeves x Al Fingers

News | May 6, 2010

After almost two years, a collaboration between Stüssy Deluxe, Greensleeves Records and myself is finally ready. The project began in summer 2008 when Stüssy designer Nick Bower asked me to put together a mixtape for Stüssy Deluxe. I went to Greensleeves Records for the music, and the project then grew to include a book on Greensleeves album cover art (”Greensleeves The First 100 Covers”) and a small clothing collection of nine Stüssy Deluxe tees, with prints featuring elements of the album cover art (Mister Yellowman, Jammy Destroys the Invaders, Sleng Teng, etc).

The book is a document of the first 100 Greensleeves album covers. It also contains interviews with Greensleeves’ founders, Chris Sedgwick and Chris Cracknell, and its chief designer, Tony McDermott, who has worked for Greensleeves almost since the day the label launched in 1977. During the project I was lucky to be able to spend a number of days in the Greensleeves archive, where I found various bits and pieces of reggae history that, as far as I know, have never been published before, including a couple of hand-drawn Tony McDermott 12″ sleeve designs from the early ’80s that were never used. If Greensleeves don’t use them for some special edition Junjo 12″ reissues they are sleeping!

Stussy Le Brea store, LA. Photo: Fatsarazzi.

The mixtape features 56 tracks from the label’s first ten years, including a few specials and some remixes I put together mixing old and newer material from the Greenleeves catalogue – mostly newer acapellas over classic Roots Radics rhythm tracks from the early days. I’ve posted a couple of them in the Remix section – Sizzla & Morgan Heritage’s “All I Want” over Junjo Lawes’ Diseases (Mad Mad) rhythm, and Mavado’s “Wa Dem A Do” over the Wailing Souls classic, “Fire House Rock”. The project is out now at Stüssy outlets and other stores. I’m hoping to post the mix for download at some point…

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